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- Poetry
- POEM of the DAY
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- My very own special collection of beautiful POEMS!
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- POEM (by Garth Bigelow)
- Poetry Readings
- Cool sites!
- Blog Posts from Google
- Auction Items!
- All POETS, or the rest of us!
- Huge Bestseller
- Looks like true love to me!
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I love poetry!Anyway, on this site, I will present blogs, videos and books and interesting sites (all to do with poetry). Contributions from you are most welcome, BUT no depressing stuff please! I read somewhere that the google bots hate poetry sites because the automatic indexers get confused by the poems. But you know what? I don't care about that. This site is not here to please Google. It is here for your enjoyment!
Someone should please write a poem for this lens about how the search engine ranking (google, yahoo) bots are getting freaked. I will post your poem, with full credits to you of course.
For those of you who are very talented, PLEASE see this site that I found for you (click--->) POETRY CONTEST But be warned, they don't want to let you leave the page, they are so persistent!
If you don't have a clue about how to write a poem, then please look at this beautiful organized step by step guide I found for you (click--->) HOW TO WRITE A POEM. I will use this site myself to learn!
Please note, this site is being continuously improved. I am searching the internet far and wide to find the most interesting free poetry sites! I'm staying away from "paysites", and I am adding to my own collection right here (only the best)! So PLEASE RETURN.
Thank you.
Poetry
Encyclopedia information
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Poetry (from the Greek "", , a "making" or "creating") is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its ostensible meaning. Poetry may be written independently, as discrete poems, or may occur in conjunction with other arts, as in poetic drama, hymns or lyrics.
Poetry, and discussions of it, have a long history. Early attempts to define poetry, such as Aristotle's Poetics, focused on the uses of speech in rhetoric, drama, song and comedy.Heath, Malcolm (ed). Aristotle's Poetics. London, England: Penguin Books, (1997), ISBN 0140446362. Later attempts concentrated on features such as repetition and rhyme, and emphasised the aesthetics which distinguish poetry from prose.See, for example, Immanuel Kant (J.H. Bernhard, Trans). Critique of Judgment. Dover (2005). From the mid-20th century, poetry has sometimes been more loosely defined as a fundamental creative act using language.Dylan Thomas. Quite Early One Morning. New York, New York: New Direction Books, reset edition (1968), ISBN 0811202089.
Poetry often uses particular forms and conventions to expand the literal meaning of the words, or to evoke emotional or sensual responses. Devices such as assonance, alliteration, onomatopoeia and rhythm are sometimes used to achieve musical or incantatory effects. Poetry's use of ambiguity, symbolism, irony and other stylistic elements of poetic diction often leaves a poem open to multiple interpretations. Similarly, metaphor and simile create a resonance between otherwise disparate images?a layering of meanings, forming connections previously not perceived. Kindred forms of resonance may exist, between individual verses, in their patterns of rhyme or rhythm.
Some forms of poetry are specific to particular cultures and genres, responding to the characteristics of the language in which the poet writes. While readers accustomed to identifying poetry with Dante, Goethe, Mickiewicz and Rumi may think of it as being written in rhyming lines and regular meter, there are traditions, such as those of Du Fu and Beowulf, that use other approaches to achieve rhythm and euphony. In today's globalized world, poets often borrow styles, techniques and forms from diverse cultures and languages.
Persian culture and language amongst others is referred to one much influenced by poetry. Known Persian poets such as Ferdowsi, Hafez, Saadi, Omar Khayyám and Rumi are some of the greatest Iranian poets with worldwide reputation.
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Poetry
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A CUTE POEM FOR A CUTE GIRLYou changed my world with a blink of an eye
That is something that I can not deny
You put my soul from worst to best
That is why I treasure you my dearest Marites
You just don't know what you have done for me
You even pushed me to the best that I can be
You really are an angel sent from above
To take care of me and shower with love
When I'm with you I will not cry even a single a tear
And your touch have chased away all of my fear
You have given me a life that I could live worthwhile
It is even better everytime you smile
It so magical those things you've made
To bring back my faith that almost fade
Now my life is a dream come true
It all began when I was loved by you
Now I have found what I am looking for
It's you and your love and nothing more
Co'z you have given me this feeling of contentment
In my life something I've never felt
I wish I could talk 'til the end of day
But now I'm running out of things to say
So I'll end by the line you already know
"I LOVE YOU" more than what I could show
Author: Anonymous
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HAPPINESS
Happiness uplifts me
Happiness fills my heart, my mind, and my soul
Happiness gives me the strength I need
Happiness is a good feeling that enters my mind each day
Happiness takes my sadness away
Happiness fills my eyes with joy
Happiness makes me excited and thrilled
Happiness warms my heart and soul each day
Happiness gives me a sense of relief each day
Happiness welcomes me each morning when I get up
Happiness can be seen in my eyes
Aldo Kraas
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Believe
What Is There,
To Believe In During Life,
Nothing Lasts,
Aside From Strife,
Life May Perish,
Life May End,
Our Soul We May Give,
Our Soul We May Spend,
But Our Love,
That Eternal Flame,
Will Never Dim,
Will Never Change,
It Will Forever Last,
When All Other Lights Leave,
For You Light My Life,
You Make Me Believe.
Tyler Dohrn
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A Teenage Girl's First Crush
A teenage girl's first crush is . . . well, crushing.
Her body isn't hers, nor is her mind.
She finds herself shivering, shaking, blushing,
Weak, tormented, sick, and going blind.
And why? Because some guy might look her way,
Then cast his eyes as quickly to the ground;
Some special one, for reasons she can't say,
Whose voice makes her feel faint when he's around.
But now my crush on you has been returned,
And so the two of us stand on some brink:
It can't be love so young, and yet we've learned
Love does its will, no matter what we think.
Slowly, slowly now--we mustn't rush:
Let's enjoy this first sweet teenage crush.
Nicholas Gordon
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Pretty Girl
Pretty girl, who is to blame
Frightened girl, they don't know her name
Saddened girl, who cries at night
Distant girl, who's out of sight
Psycho girl, with scars on her wrists
Fairytale girl, who don't exist
Silent girl, without a name
Ignored girl, who's filled with shame
Faking girl, with plastic smiles
Freakish girl, from a thousand miles
Emotionless girl, cant feel much pain
Darkened girl, who brings the rain
Crying girl, tears start to flood
Psychotic girl, who drains her blood
Hated girl, who no one loves
Such a weak girl, who's no longer though
Angry girl, there is no cure
Happy girl, she is no more
Hidden girl, she covers her scars
Prisoned girl, lived behind her life's bars
Crazy girl, who bleeds so much
Lonely girl, who's out of touch
Stupid girl, who no one likes
Beaten girl, who always fights
Pretty girl, don't give up now
Suicide girl, there's someway, somehow
Scared girl, don't be afraid
Distant girl, don't go away
Morbid girl, don't die tonight
Worried girl, it'll be alright
Stoner girl, tonight she'll smoke her sorrow
Alcoholic girl, she'll drink tomorrow
Furious girl, who has no more faith
Depressed girl, who cries and aches
Fallen girl, with broken wings
Disturbed girl, fell off the swing
Pretty girl, you are my friend
Aching girl, just try to mend
Ugly girl, not like before
Beautiful girl, she is no more
Pretty girl, who made her life end
Pretty girl...no...not again...
Ashleigh Gaffney
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Freeze This Moment
We were sitting on your rooftop
Staring at the skies
The sun was dipping lower
I looked into your eyes
You saw what I was feeling
I know you felt it too
We wanted time to just stand still
Then forever there'd be me and you
Why can't we freeze this moment?
Return to it in time
Stay together through the years
Proclaim I'm yours and you are mine
So let us freeze this moment
Store it safely away
Even if we leave this place
We'll return to it someday
Jenna Todd
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Poetry Readings
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- An internet library of journal articles, essays, book excerpts, and other texts chosen for their objective, concise, and clear presentation of Catholic teachings, history, and culture.
- poetry resources at Read Write Poem
- because poem is an action
- Favorite Poem -- A Grupthink Topic
- Grupthink is an insightful new way for people to explore open-ended topics and questions.
- Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More
- A resource from the Academy of American Poets with thousands of poems, essays, biographies, weekly features, and poems for love and every occasion
Blog Posts from Google
Poetry BLOGS
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People all over the world write about poetry every day!
- The Fake Frank O'Hara Poem
- Recently a book by Andrew Epstein publishes a purported new poem by O'Hara. The poem is obviously a fake from the first word, and the second clinches it. Throughout the poem it is clearly making fun of O'Hara. ...
- poem from 1985 notebook
- Quit staring at the apple as though it would jump, screaming from the fruitbowl, bound across the table and attack your unprotected throat.
- Poem
- Haha Last time I always like my Bf giving me Poems sweet kind of poem.. and I just found my sec 3 dairy.. And it have poems inside!! LOL let me type some If anyone ever asked me what the statement " life is beautiful " means to me? ...
- sw00947d--cover-image-and-poem
- Seventeen poems are in it and a never-used fragment of another poem. That fragment/ and eight of the poems are not online. Some use rhyme. Here is one of those. ~ ~ ~ The Rueful Soldier I have walked these miles before Here on ...
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Khalid-Osman
This is great input! Enjoyed the collections. Thanks for joining the Squadron of Poets. Let's rock! Posted May 30, 2008 |
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Evelyn_Saenz
What a great lens! Posted April 10, 2008 |
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Elsie01
Very nice site. Posted March 21, 2008 |
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lilairthepoet
Nice poetry website :) Check out my lense too... Posted February 27, 2008 |
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Sara_Bev
Hi Steve, Another great lens. 5 stars. I write poetry sometimes. I has a poem published on poetry.com call "My Thoughts Are Things". I will do more lenses when I get some time. How do you put more hours in a day??? Take Care! Sara Posted January 31, 2008 |
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